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Fortress Besieged is a classic of world literature, a masterpiece of parodic fiction that plays with Western literary traditions, philosophy and middle class Chinese society in the Republican era. The title is taken from an old French proverb, "Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who... read more
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The Red Sea had long since been crossed, and the ship was now on its way over the Indian Ocean; but as always the sun mercilessly rose early and set late, encroaching upon the better part of the night.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Zhongshu Qian (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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